The throes of summer are upon us. The heat has arrived, bringing about a new necessity — cooling off.
Here are suggestions for keeping cool during the summertime swelter.
Swimming holes
The San Lorenzo River offers a number of quality swimming spots, from the Boulder Creek Junction Park to the river setting and waterfall at Highlands Park, as well as the various swimming holes in and around Henry Cowell State Park (pay the parking fee and support our state parks), all the way down to the legendary Garden of Eden south of Felton.
Swimming pools
SLV Community Pool
Where: 7105 Highway 9, in Felton
Info: 239-4228 or www.cougarswimschool.com
Cost: $5 per person; $60 for SLV family season pass, $120 for nonresidents.
Public Swim: Daily, 1 to 4 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:25 p.m.
Siltanen Park Pool
Where: 127 Vine Hill School Road, in Scotts Valley
Info: 438-5359 or www.scottsvalley.org/parks
Cost: $3; children younger than 4 swim free.
Public Swim: Daily, 1 to 4 p.m.
The Trout Farm Inn
Where: 7701 E. Zayante Road, in Felton
Info: 335-4317
Cost: $5; kids younger than 5 swim free. A season pass is $60 for two people and an extra $50 per person after that.
Public swim: Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bear Creek Country Club
Where: 15685 Forest Hill Drive, in Boulder Creek
Info: 338-6450
Cost: Swimming lessons available all summer.
SLV Swim Center
Where: 9050 Highway 9, in Ben Lomond
Info: 336-3455 or www.slvswimcenter.com
Cost: $4 per hour, per person.
Public swim: Monday through Thursday, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 1 p.m. Swimming lessons are available at other times.
